Re: [PATCH] HZ change for ix86

Horvath Karoly (rh@hold.sch.bme.hu)
Sat, 9 Jan 1999 21:38:15 +0100


On Fri, Jan 08, 1999 at 09:14:14AM -0500, Richard B. Johnson wrote:
> There seems to be a general misinformation about what the HZ value is.
> I will "simplicate and add lightness".

still darkness here....

> However, if your code is doing:
>
> UncompressFonts(...........);
> ReadAudioFromDsp(...........);
> ConvolveImageData(..........);
>
> you don't want the CPU taken away until you are done.

We can't prevent the kernel from taking away the CPU - and a higher HZ value
helps us get back the CPU as soon as possible.

> doesn't produce visual effects. The higher the HZ value, the more
> often the CPU gets stolen from the interactive user.

Why is that a problem? Here is an example:
You earn 1000$ a month. Your boss decides to pay you not monthly but weekly,
and you begin to complain that you only earn 250$.

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